Matthew Hauser (born 3 April 1998) is an Australian triathlete.[2] In 2021, he competed in the men's triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[3] He also competed in the mixed relay event.

Matthew Hauser
Personal information
Born (1998-04-03) 3 April 1998 (age 26)
Maryborough, Australia[1]
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportTriathlon
Medal record
Men's triathlon
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Mixed relay
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Triathlon
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Birmingham Mixed relay
Super League Triathlon
Silver medal – second place 2022 Championship Series
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich Enduro
Silver medal – second place 2022 London Triple Mix
Silver medal – second place 2022 Neom Enduro

In 2018, he won the gold medal in the mixed relay event at the Commonwealth Games held in Gold Coast, Australia. He also finished in 4th place in the men's triathlon.[4] He won a bronze medal in the men's triathlon at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[5]

Hauser also competes in Super League Triathlon racing.[6]

2022 season

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Hauser competed at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games where he finished third in the individual event and was also part of the Bronze medal winning Mixed Relay team, alongside Sophie Linn, Jacob Birtwistle and Natalie Van Coevorden.[5]

At Super League Triathlon London 2022 Hauser was wrongly identified as Jamie Riddle and penalised for false starting, resulting in a time penalty. However, he was able to recover from the penalty and finish the event in 2nd place.[7] At SLT Munich, the following week, Hauser took first place ahead of Hayden Wilde, and Vasco Vilaca, putting him in first place in the overall Championship standings heading into the 3rd event.[8] After crashes in Malibu and Toulouse saw Hauser drop out of the top spot, he was able to take the win at the series finale in NEOM and secure second place in the series overall.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Matthew Hauser". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Matthew Hauser". World Triathlon. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Men's Triathlon Results" (PDF). 2020 Summer Olympics. Omega SA. 25 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Matthew Hauser". 2018 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b "England's Yee wins triathlon to claim Games' first gold". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  6. ^ Hauser, Matt. "Athlete Profile Matt Hauser SLT". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  7. ^ Powell, Megan (4 September 2022). "Wilde Beats Yee In London Again As He Opens Championship Series With A Win". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  8. ^ Powell, Megan (11 September 2022). "Hauser Storms to Victory and Redemption at SLT Munich". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  9. ^ Powell, Megan (29 October 2022). "HAYDEN WILDE WINS 2022 SUPER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES". Super League Triathlon. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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